memorial service

There are three main types of ceremonies to consider when thinking about pre-planning your funeral arrangements: funerals,...

There are three types of ceremonies for remembering someone who has died: funerals, graveside services, and memorial services.

A memorial service is a ceremony for memorializing someone who has died that takes place after the body has been buried or...

In many traditions, religions, and cultures it is customary to have events both before and after the funeral or memorial service...

After a funeral, burial, or memorial service, it is customary to have a reception where people can gather, and often eat and...

A funeral or memorial service is a time to remember and honor the life of the person who died, and as such it should reflect what...

The role of the funeral conductor is to preside over the funeral or memorial service.

A eulogy is a speech given at a funeral to fondly remember the life of the person who died. In addition to eulogies, there are...

Many people choose to incorporate music into the funeral or memorial service. Music can take the form of a church choir, a friend...

For closed-casket funerals, or memorial services that take place after burial or cremation, a photograph of the person who died...

Though you can never fully prepare yourself for the emotionality of a funeral, there are some things you can be aware of to make...

It is entirely appropriate to have children present at a funeral or memorial service, and can often be a good way for a child to...

Many people choose to incorporate music and singing into a funeral or memorial service. At your funeral or memorial service,...

At your funeral or memorial service, people can deliver eulogies and other speeches reflecting on you and your life.

If you want to plan a service that takes place after burial or cremation, you'll want to plan a memorial service. Memorial...

After a funeral or memorial service it is customary to have a reception where people can gather, spend time together, and...

While the grieving family will likely be making the bulk of the funeral or memorial service arrangements, there are some...

Getting emotionally and physically prepared for a funeral or memorial service is often an overlooked part of the planning process...

When someone has experienced a loss, it is common to want to reach out and offer your help. If you do not live near the bereaved...

The best way you can help during the funeral is to attend the funeral, participate when appropriate, and let the bereaved person...

Sometimes after a death, the family will ask that donations be made to a charity or foundation in the name of the person who died...

Historically, formal invitations are not sent out for funerals or memorial services, which can make it hard to know if you should...

If you had a complex relationship with the person who died or with surviving family members, knowing whether or not you should...

As a rule, you should arrive to a funeral or memorial service on time and stay for the entire service.

The question of where to sit at a funeral or memorial service can feel overwhelming when walking into a chapel or event space,...

Depending on your relationship to the person who died or the family of the person who died, you many not know many people at the...

Whether a graveside service follows a funeral service or is a stand-alone event, this should be attended with the same attitude...

Direct burial is a burial option in which the body is buried in the days immediately after death, without a formal funeral...

Planning your own funeral or memorial service can provide peace-of-mind to you and your family.

The role of the conductor or officiant is to preside over the funeral or memorial service.

Memorial services are emotional events, and it can be hard to know how to act, especially if you are grieving.